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Cleverly censored cosplay tights

February 18, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A Japanese illustrator has come up with a clever solution to a cosplay problem. Many anime outfits can be on the skimpy side. While dressing up as a popular character can be fun and empowering it might also be cold and embarrassing.…

Sony backs high school guitar band

March 4, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Does a Japanese all-girl high school band sound like the stuff of anime to you? K-On, perhaps? That’s 3 sets of drums and 5 guitars for the band. They’re called 五五七二三二〇, which I’m told is pronounced, “go go nana ni san ni rei”.…

Limited edition Godzilla sake

March 5, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Godzilla? Yes and no. This is a $100 limited edition bottle, designed by Ito Shigeaki and based on the 1989 of the kaiju. Do you know what happens if you drink the entire bottle of Godzilla sake too quickly?…

8 dangerous items included in the Dark Souls 2 Collector’s Edition

February 11, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Japanese Collectors Edition of Dark Souls 2 is surprising. It is a set of sword and shield replicas. The bundle costs ¥15,800 (£94). In comparison, the UK the Dark Souls 2 CE costs about £79.99 and comes with a 450g Warrior Knight.…

Building a real life mecha

May 13, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The video below shows what a small team in a garage can do. This isn’t a DARPA funded project or a big corporation showing off their tech. Nevertheless, this real life mech looks to be remarkable.…

Assault rifles as anime girls – Upotte!! trailer

March 10, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Based on the manga by Kitsune Tennouji, Upotte! is an anime in which assault rifles have taken on the from of girls. Characters have names like FNC and M16A4. The anime tells the story by following a new teacher at the school where all this is happening.…

Japanese trailer for BRAVE shows a very different film

March 10, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s hard to imagine that this is a trailer for the same BRAVE that we’ve been seeing elsewhere. Tha Japanese trailer, which has made its way to YouTube (watch it before it’s yanked) suggests a film filled with mysticism and magic.…

Sega find a new business stream – urinal game consoles

January 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you imagine Sega would return to the hardware business and start building consoles again? Okay. Perhaps you did… for the sake of argument let’s say you did. Did you imagine Sega would start to build $2,000 urinals though?…

Furry cosyplay goes futuretech robotic

November 14, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Japanese inventors are brilliant. This example may, at first glance, look a little odd. A giant and robotic cat head that seems like something that can only be used for furry cosplay.…

Enjoy hentai tentacle sex with your iPad

September 16, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Thank you Japan. Japan gives us anime and some of the very best tech there is. For example, over at Datacider we have a brand new iPad stand. This iPad stand is so clever that you can position it beside your sofa, next to your PC or even over your bed.…

Cleverly censored cosplay tights

Sony backs high school guitar band

Limited edition Godzilla sake

8 dangerous items included in the Dark Souls 2 Collector’s Edition

Building a real life mecha

Assault rifles as anime girls – Upotte!! trailer

Japanese trailer for BRAVE shows a very different film

Sega find a new business stream – urinal game consoles

Furry cosyplay goes futuretech robotic

Enjoy hentai tentacle sex with your iPad

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